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appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant and
all the parties in this proceeding.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive e-mail notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
December 16, 2005.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant and
all the parties in this proceeding.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive e-mail notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
December 19, 2005.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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Section 154.210 of the Commission’s
regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone
filing a protest must serve a copy of that
document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at
https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to
file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest to
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive e-mail notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–7357 Filed 12–14–05; 8:45 am]
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2005–0073; FRL–8008–6]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Notice of Arrival of
Pesticides and Devices, EPA ICR
Number 0152.08, OMB Control Number
2070–0020
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RP00–426–026]
[Docket No. ER05–1324–003]
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice
of Compliance Filing
San Diego Gas & Electric Company;
Notice of Compliance Filing
December 7, 2005.
December 7, 2005.
Take notice that on November 28,
2005, tendered for filing revisions to its
Wholesale Distribution Open Access
Tariff, SDG&E FERC Electric Tariff,
Original Volume No. 6 to reflect the
directives of Commission Order issued
on October 11, 2005, 113 FERC ¶ 61,027.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
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Take notice that on November 30,
2005, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
(Texas Gas), tendered for filing as part
of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised
Volume No. 1, the following tariff
sheets, to become effective December 1,
2005:
First Revised Sheet No. 55
Original Sheet No. 55A
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 56
Any person desiring to protest this
filing must file in accordance with Rule
211 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.211). Protests to this filing will be
considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Such protests must be filed in
accordance with the provisions of
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces
that an Information Collection Request
(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This is a request
to renew an existing approved
collection. This ICR is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2006. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB. This ICR describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before January 17, 2006.
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Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OECA–2005–0073, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and
(2) OMB at: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Howie, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance (2225A) ,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
4146; fax number: 202–564–0085; e-mail
address: howie.stephen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On July 27, 2005 (70 FR 43405–43407),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). No
comments were received.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OECA–2004–0053, which is
available for public viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA
Docket Center Public Reading Room is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
the telephone number for the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket is
(202) 566–1927. An electronic version of
the public docket is available at
https://www.regulations.gov. Use https://
www.regulations.gov to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the public
docket, and to access those documents
in the public docket that are available
electronically. Once in the system,
select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket
ID number identified above.
Any comments related to this ICR
should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice. EPA’s
policy is that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing in https://www.regulations.gov
as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other
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information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. When EPA
identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the
version of the comment that is placed in
https://www.regulations.gov. The entire
printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available
in the public docket. Although
identified as an item in the official
docket, information claimed as CBI, or
whose disclosure is otherwise restricted
by statute, is not included in the official
public docket, and will not be available
for public viewing in https://
www.regulations.gov. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Notice of Arrival of Pesticides
and Devices.
Abstract: The U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (Customs) regulations
at 19 CFR 12.112 require that an
importer desiring to import pesticides
into the United States shall, prior to the
shipment’s arrival, submit a Notice of
Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (EPA
Form 3540–1) to EPA, who will
determine the disposition of the
shipment. After completing the form,
EPA returns the form to the importer, or
his agent, who must present the form to
Customs upon arrival of the shipment at
the port of entry. This is necessary to
ensure that EPA is notified of the arrival
of pesticides and devices as required by
the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section 17(c)
and has the ability to examine such
shipments to determine whether they
are in compliance with FIFRA.
The form requires identification and
address information of the importer or
his agent and information on the
identity and location of the imported
pesticide or device shipment.
When the form is submitted to EPA
regional personnel for review it is
examined to determine whether the
shipment should be released for entry
upon arrival or alternatively whether it
should be detained for examination. The
responsible EPA official returns the
form to the respondent with EPA
instructions to Customs as to the
disposition of the shipment.
Upon the arrival of the shipment, the
importer presents the completed NOA
to the District Director of Customs at the
port of entry. Customs compares entry
documents for the shipment with the
Notice of Arrival and notifies the EPA
Regional Office of any discrepancies
which the EPA will resolve with the
importer or broker. At this point the
shipment may be retained for
examination. If there are no
discrepancies, Customs follows
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instructions regarding release or
detention. If EPA inspects the shipment
and it appears from examination of a
sample that it is adulterated,
misbranded or otherwise violates the
provisions of FIFRA, or is otherwise
injurious to health or the environment,
the pesticide or device may be refused
admission into the United States.
This reporting requirement is needed
to inform EPA of pesticides arriving in
the customs territory of the United
States and to ensure compliance with
FIFRA by the responsible party
importing pesticides. This reporting
requirement is needed to meet direct
statutory requirements of FIFRA
regarding notification of EPA of such
arrivals.
The information collected is used by
EPA regional pesticide enforcement and
compliance staff and the headquarters
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance and Office of Pesticide
Programs. The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (Customs), the
Department of Agriculture, the Food
and Drug Administration, and other
Federal agencies may also make use of
this information.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in 40
CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are
identified on the form and/or
instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.3 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements; train personnel to be able
to respond to a collection of
information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Pesticide importers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
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Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
7500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$379,065, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 1950 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This increase is due to an
adjustment in the estimate of the
number of respondents.
Dated: December 5, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2005–0048; FRL–8008–7]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
NESHAP for Wet-formed Fiberglass
Mat Production (Renewal); ICR Number
1964.03; OMB Number 2060–0496
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this
document announces that an
Information Collection Request (ICR)
has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This is a request
to renew an existing approved
collection. This ICR is scheduled to
expire on December 31, 2005. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may
continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. This ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its estimated burden and
cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before January 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OECA–2005–0048, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center, Mail Code 2201T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer
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for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
´
´
Marıa Malave, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division (Mail
Code 2223A), Office of Compliance,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–7027; fax number:
(202) 564–0050; e-mail address:
malave.maria@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On May 6, 2005 (70 FR 24020), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OECA–2005–0048, which is
available for public viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket
and Information Center in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
the telephone number for the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket
and Information Center Docket is: (202)
566–1752. An electronic version of the
public docket is available at https://
www.regulations.gov. Use https://
www.regulations.gov to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the public
docket, and to access those documents
in the public docket that are available
electronically. When in the system,
select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket
ID number identified above.
Any comments related to this ICR
should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice. EPA’s
policy is that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing in https://www.regulations.gov
as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. When EPA
identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the
version of the comment that is placed in
https://www.regulations.gov. The entire
printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available
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in the public docket. Although
identified as an item in the official
docket, information claimed as CBI, or
whose disclosure is otherwise restricted
by statute, is not included in the official
public docket, and will not be available
for public viewing in https://
www.regulations.gov. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Wet-formed
Fiberglass Mat Production (Renewal).
Abstract: The National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Wet-formed Fiberglass
Mat Production were proposed on May
26, 2000 (65 FR 34251), and
promulgated on April 11, 2002 (67 FR
17823). These standards apply to new
and existing component processes at
industrial facilities that manufacture
wet-formed fiberglass mat including
preparation of glass fibers, formation of
fibers into a fiberglass mat, saturation
with urea-formaldehyde binder
solution, curing and drying the bindercoated fiberglass mat, cooling the mat,
and trimming, cutting, and packaging.
This information is being collected to
assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63,
subpart HHHH.
The monitoring, recordkeeping, and
reporting requirements outlined in these
rules are similar to those required for
other NESHAP regulations. Consistent
with the NESHAP General Provisions
(40 CFR part 63, subpart A),
respondents are required to submit
initial notifications, conduct
performance tests, and submit
semiannual reports. They are also
required to maintain records of
applicability determinations;
performance test results; exceedances;
periods of startup, shutdown, or
malfunction; monitoring records; and all
other information needed to determine
compliance with the applicable
standard.
An owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this part shall maintain a
file of these measurements, and retain
the file for at least five years following
the date of such measurements,
maintenance reports, and records.
Records and reports must be retained for
a total of 5 years, two years on-site. The
files may be maintained on microfilm,
on a computer or floppy disks, on
magnetic tape disks, or on microfiche.
All reports are sent to the delegated
state or local authority. In the event that
there is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the United
States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) regional office.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0073; FRL-8008-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Arrival of Pesticides
and Devices, EPA ICR Number 0152.08, OMB Control Number 2070-0020
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31,
2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 17,
2006.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2005-0073, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460,
and (2) OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Howie, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance (2225A) , Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
202-564-4146; fax number: 202-564-0085; e-mail address:
howie.stephen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On July 27, 2005 (70 FR 43405-43407), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). No comments were received.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2004-0053, which is available for public viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The
EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number
for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202) 566-1927. An
electronic version of the public docket is available at https://
www.regulations.gov. Use https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view
public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public
docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are
available electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then
key in the docket ID number identified above.
Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments,
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available
for public viewing in https://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them
and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material,
CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by
statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material,
EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the
comment that is placed in https://www.regulations.gov. The entire
printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available
in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official
docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise
restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket,
and will not be available for public viewing in https://
www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices.
Abstract: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs)
regulations at 19 CFR 12.112 require that an importer desiring to
import pesticides into the United States shall, prior to the shipment's
arrival, submit a Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (EPA Form
3540-1) to EPA, who will determine the disposition of the shipment.
After completing the form, EPA returns the form to the importer, or his
agent, who must present the form to Customs upon arrival of the
shipment at the port of entry. This is necessary to ensure that EPA is
notified of the arrival of pesticides and devices as required by the
Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section 17(c)
and has the ability to examine such shipments to determine whether they
are in compliance with FIFRA.
The form requires identification and address information of the
importer or his agent and information on the identity and location of
the imported pesticide or device shipment.
When the form is submitted to EPA regional personnel for review it
is examined to determine whether the shipment should be released for
entry upon arrival or alternatively whether it should be detained for
examination. The responsible EPA official returns the form to the
respondent with EPA instructions to Customs as to the disposition of
the shipment.
Upon the arrival of the shipment, the importer presents the
completed NOA to the District Director of Customs at the port of entry.
Customs compares entry documents for the shipment with the Notice of
Arrival and notifies the EPA Regional Office of any discrepancies which
the EPA will resolve with the importer or broker. At this point the
shipment may be retained for examination. If there are no
discrepancies, Customs follows instructions regarding release or
detention. If EPA inspects the shipment and it appears from examination
of a sample that it is adulterated, misbranded or otherwise violates
the provisions of FIFRA, or is otherwise injurious to health or the
environment, the pesticide or device may be refused admission into the
United States.
This reporting requirement is needed to inform EPA of pesticides
arriving in the customs territory of the United States and to ensure
compliance with FIFRA by the responsible party importing pesticides.
This reporting requirement is needed to meet direct statutory
requirements of FIFRA regarding notification of EPA of such arrivals.
The information collected is used by EPA regional pesticide
enforcement and compliance staff and the headquarters Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and Office of Pesticide Programs.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Customs), the Department of
Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and other Federal
agencies may also make use of this information.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.3
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Pesticide importers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
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Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 7500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $379,065, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1950 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to an adjustment in the
estimate of the number of respondents.
Dated: December 5, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 05-24074 Filed 12-14-05; 8:45 am]
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